Albert Hill (American football)
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.jpg) Hill in 1917 "Buster" | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | 1917 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 12, 1896 Washington, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | October 13, 1969 (aged 73) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 164 lb (74 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Washington |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Albert Barnett "Buster" Hill (August 12, 1896 – October 13, 1969)[1] was a college football player.
Early years
Albert Barnett Hill was born on August 12, 1896, in Washington, Georgia, to William Meriwether Hill and Susan Montgomery Stokes. He attended Washington High.[2]
Georgia Tech
Hill entered the
Georgia Institute of Technology in 1913. He was a prominent player for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football teams. Hill was elected to the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1966.[3]
1917
Hill was the
South ever produced.[10]
See also
References
- ^ The Hills of Wilkes County, Georgia and allied families. Atlanta, Ga., Johnson-Dallis company. 1922. p. 122.
- ^ https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/14413/1919compressed.pdf.txt?sequence=24
- ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Georgia Tech's 1917 backfield, better than the Four Horsemen Part 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
- ISBN 9780762740208.
- ^ "Everett Strupper, Tech Immortal, Passes Suddenly". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 28 (4). 1950.
- ISBN 9785882112003.
- ^ Jack Veiock (December 11, 1917). "Veiock's All-American Elevens for 1917 Season". Logansport Pharos-Reporter.
- ISBN 9781617495748.
- ISBN 0313284040.
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